Rajiv Surendra Brings A Smile To Everyone's Face!

By Shanna Smith (Oneonta, NY)

This Monday SUNY Oneonta was given a special treat! Rajiv Surendra or as some like to call "Kevin G" hosted a event at the Charles W. Hunt College Union.Now for those of you that do not know who this "Kevin G" is, he was a character played in the American classic "Mean Girls". Everyone who has watched this movie before knows his famous rap. But this rap was not the only topic that he spoke about in this event,  he is way more than just a funny character.

Above is a picture taken from the movie "Mean Girls", and to the right is a picture of Rajiv Surendra speaking at a event. A lot of people that went to this event said that they only came because this guy was in "Mean Girls", but what some folks also said was that after the event was complete they were glad they went for him as a person. Rajiv Surendra not only brought smiles to everyone's face left the audience feeling like nothing is impossible.

After the event was over I got to speak with Erin Chase. Erin had a lot to say about this event. Not only was she extremely happy she attended the event, but she felt a sense of motivation to do good in her own world. Erin said " I was so sad to hear that after Rajiv Surendra tried so hard to get that role for the movie "Life Of Pi", he ended up getting a rejection email...but what I loved about it was that he never gave up his dream". I agree with Erin, he might not have gotten the role but he gained knowledge. Knowledge by traveling the world, meeting new people,  and now being a motivational speaker. Rajiv Surendra not only just came to Oneonta to speak to our students, he goes all over the United States to colleges. He wants to spread his message around to people that might need a bit of uplifting!